The 2019 National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit was held on May 14–16, 2019 at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia. Please check below for a complete overview of the meeting and associated activities, including the posters exhibited during the meeting, the recipients of the 2019 NAIIS Immunization Excellence Awards, and individual presentations given during each session of the Summit, as well as a short biography of each presenter.
2019 Meeting Presentations
PRE-MEETING EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS
- The Immunization Information Systems (IIS) Landscape
Eric Larson (CDC), Stuart Myerburg (CDC) - HEDIS Adult and Prenatal Immunization Quality Measures
Lindsey Roth (NCQA) - Vaccine Administration, Storage, and Handling Errors
Tina Objio (CDC) - Operationalizing Payment for Adult Vaccination
April Green (Oschner), David Kim (CDC)
OPENING SESSION
- Moderator: L.J Tan (IAC)
- Opening Welcome (no slides)
Melinda Wharton (CDC), Tammy Beckham (NVPO), L.J Tan (IAC) - Keynote – Aspiring for Equity: Adult Immunization for All
RADM Sylvia Trent-Adams (HHS) - Adult Vaccination Update
Walter Williams (CDC) - Update from the Office of Adult and Influenza Immunization
Ram Koppaka (CDC)
SESSION ONE(a): Healthcare Systems: Putting Best Practices to Work (Healthcare Systems Successes)
- Moderator: L.J Tan (IAC)
- Adult Immunization Best Practices Learning Collaborative
Danielle Casanova (AMGA) - Best Practices Around Adult Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines and Using IIS
Stephanie Copeland (Optum Care) - Bidirectional Immunization Data Transmission
Kevin King (Mercy Clinic)
- LATE BREAKER: Multistate Outbreak of Measles
Amy Parker Fiebelkorn (CDC)
SESSION ONE(b): Healthcare Systems: Putting Best Practices to Work (Return on Investment and Economics of Adult Vaccination)
- Moderator: Elizabeth Sobcyzk (GSA)
- Estimating the Costs and Profit/Loss of Providing Adult Vaccination Services
Ben Yarnoff (RTI) - Cost Effectiveness of Adult Vaccinations: Results from Two Literature Reviews
Andrew Leidner (CDC)
SESSION TWO: Immunization Program Best Practices and Successes in Implementing Adult Immunization Programs
- Moderator: Amy Parker Fiebelkorn (CDC)
- Immunizing Adults in California’s Community Health Centers
Sarah Royce (CDPH) - Adult Prevention and Public Health Fund Pharmacies
Denise Starkey (TDSHS) - Increasing Adult Immunizations in Health Systems
Lana Hudanick (MDHSS)
SESSION THREE: New Vaccines
- Moderator: Phyllis Arthur (BIO)
- New Vaccines on the Horizon
Phyllis Arthur (BIO) - Recombinant Influenza Vaccine: A New Plant-Derived Virus-Like Particle
Brian Ward (Medicago) - Update: Vaccine Candidate Against C. difficile
Shon Anthony Remich (Pfizer) - Phase 3 and beyond: The RSVF nanoparticle vaccine for infants via maternal immunization
Vivek Shinde (Novavax)
SESSION FOUR: Improving Access for Vulnerable Populations
- Moderator: Paul Hunter (Univ of WI)
- Immunizations for Uninsured Adults: Referring from Free Clinics to Health Departments
Paul Hunter (Univ of WI) - Data Impact on Disparities: Factors Influencing Adult Influenza Immunization
Amelia Jamison (Univ of MD) - Strategies to Address Policy Barriers to Adult Immunization in FQHCs
Colleen Meiman (NACHC) - QIN-QIO Program Immunization Outcomes and Insights
Rebel McKnight (atom Alliance)
AWARDS LUNCHEON
(additional information and photos available on the 2019 Summit Awards page)
- Moderator: Mitch Rothholz (APhA)
- 2019 Immunization Excellence Awards: Introduction
Mitch Rothholz (APhA) - Laura Scott 2017-18 Influenza Season Campaign Award: Minneapolis Immunization Networking Initiative (MINI Clinics)
Ingrid Johansen (MINI Clinics) - Adult Immunization Publication Award: Angela Shen ScD, MPH
- Corporate Campaign Award: My Shot campaign
Deborah Brown (American Lung Association) - Immunization Neighborhood Adult Immunization Champion Award: Tarika S.James MD
Tarika James (Long Island FQHC) - Immunization Neighborhood Adult Immunization Champion Award: Oklahoma City Indian Clinic Pharmacy
Jennifer Pham (OK City Indian Clinic Pharmacy)
WORKGROUP BREAKOUT SESSIONS
SESSION FIVE: Influenza Updates
- Moderator: Alicia Fry (CDC)
- U.S Influenza Activity Update – 2018–19 Season
Alicia Budd (CDC) - Influenza Vaccination Coverage: Preliminary Estimates for the 2018–19 Season (slides not posted per presenter’s request)
Barbara Bardenheier (CDC) - Interim Estimates of 2018–19 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness against Medically Attended Influenza from the US Flu VE Network
Brendan Flannery (CDC) - Waning of influenza vaccine protection: Exploring the trade-offs of changes in vaccination timing among older adults
Jill Ferdinands (CDC) - ACIP Influenza Update
Elif Alyanak (CDC)
SESSION SIX: Panel Discussion – Hot Topics in Influenza
- Moderator: Melinda Wharton (CDC)
- Medical Society Perspective (no slides)
Sandra Fryhofer (ACP) - Challenges to Vaccine Effectiveness (no slides)
David Wentworth (CDC) - New Technology (no slides)
Alan Embry (NIAID) - Pediatric and Maternal Immunization (no slides)
Mary Healy (TX Children’s Hospital) - Federal Perspective (no slides)
Alicia Fry (CDC)
SESSION SEVEN(a): Panel Discussion – Influenza Vaccine Communications Challenges and Strategies
- Moderator: Ann Aikin (HHS)
- Seasonal Influenza Communication Challenges and Strategies: Preparing for 2019–2020
Erin Connelly (CDC) - Influenza Immunization Communication Strategies: Health Systems Perspective
Jill Powelson (AMGA) - Communication Challenges, Opportunities, & Strategies in Pharmacies — The Flu Season Experience
Mitch Rothholz (APhA) - Influenza Vaccine Communications Challenges and Strategies: National Medical Association
Patricia Whitley-Williams (NMA) - Influenza Vaccine Communications Challenges and Strategies: A Patient Perspective
Serese Marotta (Families Fighting Flu)
SESSION SEVEN(b): Influenza Vaccine and Distribution Update
- Moderator: L.J Tan (IAC)
- Influenza Vaccine Distribution
Jeanne Santoli (CDC) - Seqirus Update
David Ross (Seqirus) - Sanofi Update
Chris Whitman (Sanofi) - GSK Update
Jon Pulaski (GSK) - AstraZeneca Update
Dayani Tipple (AstraZeneca)